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May 6, 2008 2:03 PM CDT

Breastfeeding May Boost IQs of Kids

Study of 14K children reports modest gains in intelligence

(Newser) - Kids who are breastfed tend to be smarter than their formula-fed peers, a major new study says. At age 6, children who were breastfed longer scored higher on IQ tests, though researchers couldn't say whether it was the breast milk itself or stronger interaction with mothers that caused the modest...

77% of US Moms Breast-Feed

Apr 30, 2008 7:07 PM CDT

77% of US Moms Breast-Feed

Percentage highest in survey's history; rise greatest among African-Americans

(Newser) - About 77% of new mothers breast-feed, the highest percentage since the CDC began taking surveys 20 years ago. The agency cites public-awareness campaigns about its health benefits for the rise, noting that only 60% of mothers breast-fed in 1994, the AP reports. Changing cultural attitudes that accommodate the practice also...

Chicken Soup? Computers? Google? Pshaw!

OPINION

Jan 13, 2008 6:30 PM CST

Chicken Soup? Computers? Google? Pshaw!

Ephron tackles implications of modern inventions, advice

(Newser) - Modernity's full of fine inventions and healthy advice, but don't they really make us dimmer, sicker, and less prone to stumble on sex? So writes Nora Ephron in the New York Times, as she opines on hand-washing, breast-feeding, and rumors that chicken soup cures colds. "You have chicken soup;...

Breastfeeding Boosts Baby IQs

Nov 6, 2007 4:27 AM CST

Breastfeeding Boosts Baby IQs

Common gene helps turn fatty acids in breast milk into brain nutrients

(Newser) - A gene found in 90% of the human race helps explain why breast-fed babies are more intelligent than infants raised on bottled milk, scientists have discovered. Researchers found that the IQs of children who had been breast fed were 6 to 7 points higher than bottle-fed babies—but only if...

Let Them
Eat Fish!

Oct 4, 2007 5:45 AM CDT

Let Them Eat Fish!

Scientists' advice that pregnant women eat seafood contradicts fed mercury warnings

(Newser) - Contrary to federal FDA recommendations, pregnant women and nursing mothers should eat at least 12 ounces of seafood a week to help promote fetal brain development, according to the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. The government has been warning moms-to-be and nursing mothers not to eat more than 12...

No Extra Exam Time for Nursing Mom

Sep 21, 2007 11:25 AM CDT

No Extra Exam Time for Nursing Mom

Judge rejects Harvard med student's suit, tells her to take test later

(Newser) - A Massachusetts court has denied a Harvard med student's suit demanding extra break time during a 9-hour medical licensing exam to pump breast milk for her 4-month-old child. Sophie Currier, 33, sued on grounds that she must nurse her infant daughter or pump milk every 2 to 3 hours or...

Moms Warned of Codeine Risk in
Breast Milk

Aug 18, 2007 8:46 AM CDT

Moms Warned of Codeine Risk in Breast Milk

FDA: Watch out for signs of overdose in babies

(Newser) - The Federal Food and Drug Administration has warned nursing mothers using codeine to be on the lookout for any signs of unusual drowsiness in their babies. A significant number of women have a gene that can concentrate high levels of the painkiller in their breast milk. Last year, a Canadian...

Babies Off Breast Milk
Too Soon

Aug 4, 2007 6:50 AM CDT

Babies Off Breast Milk Too Soon

Three-quarters of new moms breast feed, but only 11% long enough

(Newser) - Almost three quarters of new mothers in the US breast feed their babies, but they are switching to formula too soon, say federal health officials. Only 30% are sticking to breast milk alone at three months, and only 11% at six months, a new survey shows. Breast milk protects infants...